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What on Earth is this novel? Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell is Susanna Clarke’s bestselling Fantasy History Novel. And it is amazing, astounding, supertastical, and brilliant. These are all just a handful of the real (and created) adjectives possible to throw at this tome. Were one to enter into an adjective war this book would […]

Summary Tower of Dawn is the latest installment of Sarah J. Maas popular Throne of Glass series. Unlike the other entries in the series, this novel does not immediately follow on from previous events. Rather, it is a novel set during the events of the previous text, Empire of Storms. This Throne of Glass novel particularly focuses on Chaol Westfall, […]

A Uniquely Australian Text The Dressmaker is quintessentially Australian in nature. After all, Australia is this reviewer’s homeland. And yet at the same time it is a somewhat controversial novel. For The Dressmaker is in many regards a distasteful novel and not at all a fairytale to read. There is no happily-ever-after morality with regard […]

Overview Bradley P. Beaulieu wrote the excellent fantasy novel The Twelve Kings of Sharakhai which we previously reviewed. However, as noted in our review there were a few shaky series’ beginning issues with this fictional work. So how does With Blood Upon the Sand compare as a fantasy sequel? Plotting With Blood Upon the Sand continues to develop […]

Twelve Kings by Bradley P. Beaulieu Book Review What is Twelve Kings? Twelve Kings is a highly-praised new fantasy work, followed by the 2017 sequel With Blood Upon the Sand. For regular fantasy readers, this novel may not have touched your fancy as of yet. So read on, and consider reading this novel. At the very least, add […]

The Lord of the Rings A Reflection Upon an Influential Work of Fiction The Influence of this masterpiece If you are by any means a wide reader or a student of popular western culture, then you would understand the essential impact that The Lord of the Rings has had upon fiction as a whole. The film versions […]

Holes is one of those novels which is pure hearted, and essentially clever. It is a work of entertainment that entertains on multiple levels. And while the writing style is never overly complex – it does not need to be. It is a complete work in and of itself. One of the gripes of modern culture […]

One of the biggest challenges that faces anyone in writing is ‘how can I be inspired to write.’ So often the advice for writers of all levels is – just write and write what you know. But how can writers overcome the dreaded ‘writer’s block’ or get ideas for their writing: from essays to creative […]

What is there to love about The Great Gatsby? F.Scott Fitzgerald’s writing here leaves only a little to be desired. The characters themselves seem shallow and empty, lacking in morality and you could take all this into consideration and instantly report: ‘well that’s a shallow book if ever I’ve heard of one.’ However it can also […]

Essays, everyone has to write them, but few people want to. So how can you write better essays? The process is remarkably simple, and it all starts with applying a few steps. 1. Plan With any kind of writing, the best method is to plan before you write. This can be through brainstorming methods such […]